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Household of Benjamin Emsley (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keighley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Benjamin Emsley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Emsley, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Emsley, born in 1841 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1861 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1863 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1865 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1868 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England) and Martha R (born 1879 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England).


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Benjamin Emsley's household

Male

Benjamin

Emsley

Head
Female

Ann

Emsley

Wife
Male

William

Emsley

Son
Female

Sarah A

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Emsley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Emsley

Son
Female

Mary J

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Martha R

Emsley

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Emsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Emsley

Head

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Emsley

Wife

Married

40

1841

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

William

Emsley

Son

Single

20

1861

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Emsley

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Emsley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Emsley

Son

Single

13

1868

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Emsley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Emsley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Martha R

Emsley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

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